Venue 8600 8600 E Anderson Drive Scottsdale, AZ 85255 5:30 - 6:30 Members Car Show and Mix and Mingle with Hors d'oeuvres and Cash Bar. 6:30 Dinner catered by Cafe Pranzo, Speakers and Perhaps Some Other Surprises. Desert Stars, As car lovers descend on Arizona for the great car auctions of the valley, we will again celebrate the classic car auction week with the Mercedes-Benz Enthusiast Dinner. This year’s event will be held on Saturday evening January 18th, at VENUE 8600, a contemporary event location five minutes from West World. Activities will start at 5:30 PM in the generous 200 spot parking area with the viewing and judging of the "People's Choice" contest featuring MBCA members personal cars. Following the voting, join us for appetizers and a no-host bar followed by dinner catered by Café Pranzo, one of the valleys premier catering companies. We will also have our usual program of speakers who will give their perspectives on the past week's auctions and current state of the classic car market. Bring your questions and join the discussion. While the dinner caps off the week of auction, there will again be guided tours at several of the auctions locations during the week. These tours offer “up close and personal” viewing of some of the exemplary cars being offered. More information to follow. See registration form on page 10, or for questions or credit card payments please call Debbie Ichiyama at 480-268-9535. The luncheon will be in a private Pavilion at the McCormick Ranch Golf Club, 7505 McCormick Parkway, Scottsdale, AZ 85258. With a separate parking area for us there will be easy access to the pavilion. We will have a no-host bar. Anniversary celebrants must attend to receive your recognition pins (or you need a really good excuse for not being there!) So, we want to see you! Oh, don’t forget we are collecting for Toys-for-Tots so please bring an un-wrapped gift! Please see Registration forms for details. Make this holiday season a special one by joining your friends in the Desert Stars Mercedes-Benz club. Festivities will begin at noon. See registration form on page 10, or contact Debbie Ichiyama at 480-268-9535. INSIDE THIS ISSUE Holiday Party 1 M-B Enthusiast Dinner 1 President’s Message 2 Welcome New Members 2 Local Car Culture Events 3 Poker Run 4 Member Milestones 4 ‘Legends of Speed’ Exhibit 5 In the Mirror: Havasupai Rally 6 Photos: Havasupai Rally 7-8, 11 Classifieds 10 Registration Forms 10 Save These Dates 12 The StarDust November-December 2019 D ESERT S TARS S ECTION | A RIZONA The holidays will be here before we know it. Clear the 8th of December for the Desert Stars Annual Holiday Party with the always- important Member Anniversary recognition celebration. It is time to reflect back on 2019 as we spend time with friends and fellow members, catch up, and enjoy the spirit of the holidays. By Debbie Ichiyama Sunday, December 8 at 12 PM Noon Annual Holiday Party Mercedes-Benz Enthusiast Dinner By Karen Manser Saturday, January 18, 2020 at 5:30 PM A Desert Stars gathering always shines bright
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Venue 8600 8600 E Anderson Drive Scottsdale, AZ 85255
5:30 - 6:30 Members Car Show and Mix and Mingle with Hors d'oeuvres and Cash Bar.
6:30 Dinner catered by Cafe Pranzo, Speakers and Perhaps Some Other Surprises.
Desert Stars,
As car lovers descend on Arizona for the great car auctions of the valley, we will again celebrate the classic car auction week with the Mercedes-Benz Enthusiast Dinner.
This year’s event will be held on Saturday evening January 18th, at VENUE 8600, a contemporary event location five minutes from West World. Activities will start at 5:30 PM in the generous 200 spot parking area with the viewing and judging of the "People's Choice" contest featuring MBCA members personal cars.
Following the voting, join us for appetizers and a no-host bar followed by dinner catered by Café Pranzo, one of the valleys premier catering companies. We will also have our usual program of speakers who will give their perspectives on the past week's auctions and current state of the classic car market. Bring your questions and join the discussion.
While the dinner caps off the week of auction, there will again be guided tours at several of the auctions locations during the week. These tours offer “up close and personal” viewing of some of the exemplary cars being offered. More information to follow.
See registration form on page 10, or for questions or credit card payments please call Debbie Ichiyama at 480-268-9535.
The luncheon will be in a private Pavilion at the
McCormick Ranch Golf Club, 7505 McCormick
Parkway, Scottsdale, AZ 85258. With a separate
parking area for us there will be easy access to the
pavilion. We will have a no-host bar.
Anniversary celebrants must attend to receive your
recognition pins (or you need a really good excuse for
not being there!) So, we want to see you! Oh, don’t
forget we are collecting for Toys-for-Tots so please
bring an un-wrapped gift! Please see Registration
forms for details. Make this holiday season a special
one by joining your friends in the Desert Stars
Mercedes-Benz club.
Festivities will begin at noon. See registration form on
page 10, or contact Debbie Ichiyama at 480-268-9535.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Holiday Party 1
M-B Enthusiast Dinner 1
President’s Message 2
Welcome New Members 2
Local Car Culture Events 3
Poker Run 4
Member Milestones 4
‘Legends of Speed’ Exhibit 5
In the Mirror: Havasupai Rally 6
Photos: Havasupai Rally 7-8, 11
Classifieds 10
Registration Forms 10
Save These Dates 12
The StarDust November-December 2019
DE S E R T S T A R S SE C T I O N | AR I Z O N A
The holidays will be here before we know it. Clear the 8th of December for the Desert Stars Annual Holiday Party with the always-
important Member Anniversary recognition celebration. It is time to reflect back on 2019 as we spend time with friends and fellow
members, catch up, and enjoy the spirit of the holidays.
By Debbie Ichiyama
Sunday, December 8 at 12 PM Noon
Annual Holiday Party
Mercedes-Benz
Enthusiast Dinner
By Karen Manser
Saturday, January 18, 2020 at 5:30 PM
A Desert Stars gathering always shines bright
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instrumental in this endeavor and we thank him.
If anyone would be interesting in filling this volunteer position please
contact me to discuss the details of this position.
I would also like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Happy
Holiday Season. Enjoy the time with your family and friends, and I
hope to see you at the Holiday Party on December 8.
Newsletter Advertising: Ron Borino Newsletter Editor: Matthew Crawford
Directors:
Ron Borino (602) 550-9939 Ken Borowitz (513) 706-1765 Todd Bush (928) 699-7050 Susan Cadis (602) 290-2533 John Hutchison (480) 473-4887 Bob Yoder (480) 998-0194
We have some of the country’s most active car culture. You may find fellow Desert Stars and their cars hanging out at one of these casual car hangouts. Alpios at Troon - Cars and Coffee The Second Saturday of every month 7:00-10:00 a.m., Villages at Pinnacle Peak www.facebook.com/carsandcoffeeatpinnaclepeak Penske Racing Museum - Cars and Coffee Scottsdale The Third Saturday of every month 8:00-10:00 a.m., 7125 E. Chauncy Lane carsandcoffee.com/clubs/scottsdale/ Scottsdale Motorsports Gathering - Cars and Coffee Scottsdale The First Saturday of every month 7:00-10:00 a.m.
The Scuderia Southwest have had to transitioning this to a members-only event for car entry, but is still free and open to spectators. The is restricted to exotics, rare, high-performance, and collector cars. As space permits, non-members with a qualifying car will be allowed to show with registration. See www.scuderiasouthwest.com.
Local Car Culture: Ongoing Events and Gatherings
Autocross with the Porsche Club We have an open invitation to join the Arizona Section of the Porsche Club of America (AZ PCA) when they host open Auto-X events. See az.pca.org for more information on Autocross. Check MotorsportReg.com for dates (search “AZ PCA”), and to register, and pay for the events.
Some Sad News…
With much grief and sorrow I’m sad to announce the passing of one of our longtime Desert Stars members Terese M Carena Schulte.
Terese was an active member who was the “life of the party”, who made everyone around her smile and laugh. She just retired her GL for a C300 that, in her words, ”…had plenty of room for her grand Boys!”
Rich and Terese traveled the world always returning with a great, “Terese story!” Her smile and generous personality will be missed.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO THE MILESTONES EARNERS BELOW! (Holiday Party Recognition, see article page 1.)
5 Years Richard Alsager Steve Baker John Bergquist Jerry Bevins Brian Bombeck John Carter Grant Crane Michael Fegley Elliott Gartner Randall Gottschalk Tom Gregory Sascha Janssen Michael Jew Scott Knaffla Michael Murphy Christopher Pagnini Mikel Perry Mary Peterson Thomas Read
15 Years John Ackalitis Marvin Blank Luc De Groof David Gronsky Brian Imdieke Kris Pathuis Bill Reichenberg Artemis Shamamian Eberhard Scheuing 10 Years Matthew Crawford Andrew Flynn Ralph Goldenberg Greg Horst Mark Ichiyama John Phin M Spellman Jeff Tillery Bob Young
30 Years W Kaesche Jon Manalli 25 Years Jennifer Harper Kenny Hasanoff 20 Years Albert Dykes L Green Kurt Nielsen Robert Schmelzer
5 Years Continued John Truttman John Trump Wade Wakefield Mark Wilson Reinhard Zorko
We have a Poker Run in the planning. Please mark your calendars for a day of fun and high stakes cards. We will be driving to several spots in the valley along with your friends in the Desert Stars. Not only will this event consist of the usual distribution of cards to build your 5-card hand but also some clues will be peppered along the route that will allow you to enhance your hand with additional cards to make that 5-card poker hand a winner. This will be a good time so mark your calendars for March 14th and look for more information in the next issue of The StarDust newsletter.
Poker Run
By Ron Borino and John Hutchison
Saturday, March 14, 2020
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Mark your Calendar! The Phoenix Art Museum has announced a very special showing of exceptional Racing Cars – the first major exhibition of race cars ever shown at the museum. Showcasing an outstanding selection of cars by Mercedes-Benz, Maserati, Ferrari, Ford, Bugatti and more, all on loan from internationally recognized collections and automotive museums, this landmark exhibition brings 22 of history’s most successful race cars to the Valley of the Sun. Featured cars are winners of the world’s most celebrated races including Le Mans, the Indianapolis 500, the Mille Miglia, Targo Florio and others. This is an exhibit NOT to be missed.
On Sunday, February 9, the Desert Stars will tour this limited-time exhibit with our own personal docents, and learn exciting details and history of these one-of-a-kind motorcars and their drivers. Following our private tour, we’ll drive to a notable Phoenix restaurant for dinner and time to visit and discuss what is sure to be a memorable experience.
A discounted entrance fee and docents have been arranged with the Museum, and we’re working the dinner details to assure a great evening. A package price will include the museum entry fee, the guided tour and a fabulous dinner! Details will be included in the January StarDust!
Don’t miss this extraordinary exhibition of some of history’s most important racecars! Plan now to join the Desert Stars for a guided museum tour followed by Sunday Dinner.
Forty-feet underground, Desert Star Kim Cesal came close to eliminating a Cold War enemy from the map during a simulated launch.
Above: A Boeing B-52D Stratofortress at the Pima Air Museum.
Left: Titan II Missile. A designed ICBM, but later adapted as a space launch vehicle.
Below: Members arriving at a challenge stop, the Pima Air Museum.
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Classified Ads
Mercedes-Benz Enthusiast Dinner
Saturday, January 18, 2020 Please Register and Pay by January 8, 2020
Name(s) registering: _____________________________________ Number Attending_______
Phone No.: _______________________________Day / Night Email Address: ___________________________________ "People's Choice Car Show" List Car You Would Like to Show at the Dinner:
___________________________________ $65.00 per person. No-host bar.
Make your check payable to: MBCA Desert Stars; and mail to: MBCA Desert Stars c/o Debbie Ichiyama
6502 E Evans Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85254
Credit Card payments available: Call Debbie Ichiyama at (480) 268-9535.
Registration Information
As a Desert Star, you can list your for-sale Mercedes-Benz here and let all of our readers know it’s available for them to enjoy. Weather you have a high mile driver, or a collectible with more wax than miles on it, contact us and get your car listed in The StarDust!
Holiday Party & Luncheon Sunday, December 8, 2019
Please Register and Pay by December 3, 2019
Name(s) registering: _____________________________________ Number Attending: _______
Phone No.: _______________________________Day / Night Email Address: ___________________________________
$53.00 per person. No-host bar. Make your check payable to: MBCA Desert Stars; and mail to:
MBCA Desert Stars c/o Debbie Ichiyama 6502 E Evans Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85254
Credit Card payments available: Call Debbie Ichiyama at (480) 268-9535.
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Above: Friday night at El Charro, the home of the chimichanga.
Below: The Pima Air Museum was not short of clues to look for.
